"It's possible artillery will be changed "not to be so frustrating for players". Storm later adds that WG "does not consider artillery to be a problem", but "there are some ideas how to solve it""

I think that's as close they'll ever get to openly admitting that there are problems with arty.

Oh, that's why ... because you're trying to lie. He clearly says that arty needs to be 'solved'. Problems are 'solved' so the whole statement is internally logically inconsistent. Its obvious that they know there is a problem but they're doing their usual '+4 MM is fine' (before changing it), 'gold ammo is fine' (before saying that they're going to nerf it), and 'KV1S and Hellcat are fine' (before changing them).

Arty will be fixed because it is clearly an awful mechanic that holds the game back.

I've played nearly 20k battles now and i REALLY DON'T SEE ARTY A PROBLEM FROM EITHER END.

I guarantee i have been hit 10 times more from direct fire than indirect fire. Of those miniscule amount of hits; most are an annoyance and rarely (probably 30 times??) have i been one shotted. Most do a similar amount of damage to a +1 heavy and take an age to reload. Just don't present yourself again.

About 5k games ago i started to play Arty and find it frustrating. Some shots make unbelievable small amounts of damage (hi bert) whilst my only line (Brit) average about 400 at tier 8. Thats of all my hits only. I probably miss2/3 to 3/4HIT 40% of FULLY AIMED shots.

I've played nearly 20k battles now and i REALLY DON'T SEE ARTY A PROBLEM FROM EITHER END.

I guarantee i have been hit 10 times more from direct fire than indirect fire. Of those miniscule amount of hits; most are an annoyance and rarely (probably 30 times??) have i been one shotted. Most do a similar amount of damage to a +1 heavy and take an age to reload. Just don't present yourself again.

About 5k games ago i started to play Arty and find it frustrating. Some shots make unbelievable small amounts of damage (hi bert) whilst my only line (Brit) average about 400 at tier 8. Thats of all my hits only. I probably miss 2/3 to 3/4 of FULLY AIMED shots.

I've played nearly 20k battles now and i REALLY DON'T SEE ARTY A PROBLEM FROM EITHER END.

I guarantee i have been hit 10 times more from direct fire than indirect fire. Of those miniscule amount of hits; most are an annoyance and rarely (probably 30 times??) have i been one shotted. Most do a similar amount of damage to a +1 heavy and take an age to reload. Just don't present yourself again.

About 5k games ago i started to play Arty and find it frustrating. Some shots make unbelievable small amounts of damage (hi bert) whilst my only line (Brit) average about 400 at tier 8. Thats of all my hits only. I probably miss 2/3 to 3/4 of FULLY AIMED shots.

Of those hits you took from direct fire tanks, how many where made by tanks that did not expose themselves to your return fire as a result? Tanks that directly engage you open themselves up to your ability to counter them and, as a result, outplay them.

Arty does not allow me, in the VAST amount of cases, to outplay him. No matter what, in those cases, arty is a class that utterly negates skill and has no place in a skill based shooter. People try to equate arty to the noobtube in other shooters, but the comparison is a bad one because really skillful play will allow a player not using that crutch to outplay the baddy. That simply cannot happen with arty - as nothing I do, barring hiding, will allow me to outplay him. Nothing at all.

Of those hits you took from direct fire tanks, how many where made by tanks that did not expose themselves to your return fire as a result? Tanks that directly engage you open themselves up to your ability to counter them and, as a result, outplay them.

Arty does not allow me, in the VAST amount of cases, to outplay him. No matter what, in those cases, arty is a class that utterly negates skill and has no place in a skill based shooter. People try to equate arty to the noobtube in other shooters, but the comparison is a bad one because really skillful play will allow a player not using that crutch to outplay the baddy. That simply cannot happen with arty - as nothing I do, barring hiding, will allow me to outplay him. Nothing at all.

This is just bollocks. I've killed far more SPGs tha SPGs have even hit me, let alone killed me. Outplaying arty is one of the reasons I like it to be in the game.